Spontaneous subdural haemorrhage in a child with bilateral middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts
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Spontaneous subdural haemorrhage in a child with bilateral middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts.
To cite: Patel RA, Levy ML, Crawford JR. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013200802 DESCRIPTION A 9-year-old previously healthy boy presented to the emergency room with a 3-week history of progressive headaches and intermittent vomiting without history of preceding trauma. The neurological examination was non-focal. A CT revealed a large, right-sid...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-200802